Robotic Kidney Donation Surgery Streamed Live Globally, Surgeons Cite Better Outcomes

A live robotic-assisted kidney donation surgery was successfully demonstrated at the 3rd Global SSI Multi-Speciality Robotic ...

A Bay Area priest needed a kidney transplant. Another heard his prayer

Amid a national kidney shortage, a Bay Area priest faced years waiting for a donation. Then he found charity from an ...
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Surgical Options for Kidney Stones: A Complete Guide

You must have heard that kidney stones pass on their own within a few weeks. But this is just half-truth. While small stones ...

Florida doctor charged after allegedly removing wrong organ during surgery

Former Florida surgeon indicted for manslaughter after allegedly removing a 70-year-old patient's liver instead of his spleen ...

Robotic surgery: Making common procedures even more precise

Robotic surgery” might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s actually a highly advanced (and very much ...
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First-line treatment options for advanced urothelial carcinoma

First-line treatment for advanced urothelial carcinoma has evolved in recent years from traditional chemotherapy to targeted immunotherapy drugs enfortumab vedotin (Padcev) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda ...
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What organ donor means on a driver's license

Michael Marvin, MD, FACS, is a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon specializing in liver and kidney transplantation as well ...